Stefan Mileschin

ARMv9 CPU cores, new Adreno GPU, camera improvements, and more

During its annual Snapdragon Tech Summit 2021, Qualcomm has unveiled its latest flagship mobile SoC, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, bringing improvements across the board, including new ARMv9 CPU cores, new Adreno GPU, 7th Gen Qualcomm AI engine, camera improvements with Snapdragon Sight Camera Technology, 4th gen Snapdragon Elite Gaming, and more.

Qualcomm's latest flagship chipset also brings the new naming scheme, simplifying it down to the class and a generation, thus the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Built on the 4nm manufacturing process, the new SoC is expected to bring both performance and power improvements all across the board.

“As the world’s most advanced mobile platform, Snapdragon is synonymous with premium Android experiences and the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 sets the standard for the next generation of flagship mobile devices,” said Alex Katouzian, senior vice president and general manager of mobile, compute, and infrastructure, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “It delivers connectivity, photography, AI, gaming, sound, and security experiences never before available in a smartphone.”

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